Numb ✧ Ghirahim x Reader ✔

chapter 24

a/n: HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!

QOTD: Favorite reincarnation of Link/Zelda?
►for Link -- in A Link Between Worlds, because he comes with ravio <3
and Tetra my hunny ~

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Days bled into weeks.

Although [Name] wasn't around Link 24/7, they did spend a great deal of time together. There were no signs of Ghirahim, or Zant, which she was grateful for. Some days she worried that Ghirahim somehow replenished the Rod's powers, or found another way to activate the Gate of Time. But if he had made it to the past and resurrected his master, wouldn't the world seem... different? It hurt her head to think about time travel.

Many, many people began to assume that she and Link were dating. But she knew, now that they've gotten much closer, that he loved another girl - a young Ordonian called Ilia - and she had a small crush on G--

Whoaaaa, she stopped herself. Gengle, she meant Gengle. Jovani's cat. Where was Jovani, anyway? She chuckled nervously.

Her chortle caused Link to glance up at her, an eyebrow raised. Through these past weeks, she'd learned that he very rarely talked. Although he didn't seem to have a problem speaking to her before, oftentimes it was hard for him to convey everything he wanted to say.

But that came with an advantage, as he could send her certain signs or expressions that others couldn't catch onto.

Even the obvious gestures mattered - such as how his eyebrow raise translated to, "Something wrong?"

"Just upset that these banana slices are mixed with wildberry juice," she said. They were currently eating breakfast, consisting of simmered fruits. Link decided it'd be a good idea to cook all the food he had the night before, just in case of a monster ambush, so their breakfast was hours old. That wouldn't be a bad thing - except it was cold, and the banana's flavor was tainted by other fruits. The embers from their previous night's campfire had reduced to ashes now, so she couldn't heat it up.

Although the wildberry taste wasn't the reason behind her mousy laughter, that wasn't a lie. She didn't hate wildberries per se, just not mixed with the divine fruit shaped like Ghirahim's--

Holy shit, [Name] thought, placing her food on the ground. That... interesting thought ruined her appetite. Link watched as she stood, beginning to walk away from him.

"Where?" He questioned, asking her intentions.

"Away, to contemplate my life decisions."

He didn't say anything else.

She settled on a large, smooth-surfaced stone, which overlooked a small lake. She had to hide her reddened cheeks, and wasn't sure how to rid of the butterflies in her stomach.

"Why the hell do you even miss him..?" She mumbled to herself, bringing her knees to her chest. She frowned, tilting her head against her joint. She then rolled off the stone, tumbling toward the edge of the river. She stopped after coming into contact with water. It was freezing, but she didn't mind. The icy sensation distracted her from thoughts of Ghirahim.

Strands of {h|c} sprawled out, floating on the lake's surface. She shut her eyes, relaxing into the roils. She drifted further and further away from the shore, floating till she was a good couple feet away from all edges of land.

And then:

"It's incredibly tempting to drown you right here."

Her eyes snapped open.